Flashlight Fiesta
Unbranded 9 LED Torch
Price: 49p
Manufacturer: Unknown
Model: Unknown
Power: unknown
Run By: 3x AAA
Modes: 1
Focus Type: Fixed
Vendor: seller via ebay
Crap innards
First Impressions
When it comes to advocating cheap chinese torches then Im the first to shout up. Sometimes something below par will slip through the net.......I'm not advocating this heap of crap!
Firstly it looks crap. Forget Aircraft grade aluminium for a moment and think about cheap monkey metal or rather crap steel. Not sure if it's Chrome plated or stainless steel as yet. The Steel is poor quality and poorly finished.
Whichever factory this chunk of crap came from they were clearly having problems in the quality control department. The workmanship is truly shocking. If you happen to run your fingers around some of the edges you might just need a trip to A + E! I must have cut my fingers twice when reviewing it. Not a good start.
The Chrome style (or is it stainless?) paint is shoddy and a scratch magnet. It would be embarrassing to take this on a camping trip.
Looking inside the tube the rear of the Emitter can be seen and what a rat's nest of solder points! Looks like a basic 5mm LED school project.
Must try harder lads!
I hope the actually testing will be a little more inspiring?!
This end cap is lethal!
Finger ripping good!
Testing
Hmm, well predictably this torch was pretty poor when pitted against the garden Bush. It was terrible. Just dim.
Close work use is a different story. As this torch employs a shallow reflector objects over short distances can be seen easily. Up close this torch throws out quite a decent spread of light.
Crap outdoors
Rating: ✅✅ 2 out of 5
Quite simply piss poor. Yes it's very cheap and yes it cost less than 50p but you can get a really good flashlight for 50p believe it or not! (SkyWolfEye mini for instance).
The mear fact that you can sustain a nasty injury from just picking this thing up should serve as a warning!.
Don't bother bidding for these. You end up with dismay and bleeding fingers.